1963 – The Beach Boys released the single “Surfer Girl.” 1967 – Vanilla Fudge made its concert debut in New York. 1969 – Aretha Franklin was arrested for disorderly conduct after creating a disturbance in a Detroit parking lot. 1972 – The variety show, “The Bobby Darin Amusement Company” premiered on CBS. 1977 – Elvis […]
Playboi Carti is proving that anticipation pays off. His third studio album, MUSIC, has officially surpassed one million copies sold, making it the first rap album of 2025 to reach platinum status. The milestone arrives just three months after its March 14 release, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with a massive […]
1969 – Duke Ellington and a portion of his band performed a 10-minute composition on ABC-TV titled, “Moon Maiden.” The event took place just one day after Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. 1976 – KISS released the album “The Originals.” 1979 – Robert Palmer’s “Bad Case Of Loving […]
Morgan Wallen continues his chart dominance as I’m the Problem secures its eighth consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, tallying 151,000 equivalent album units. Despite a 12% dip, the album’s strong streaming numbers (over 188 million official on-demand streams) keep it atop the Top Streaming Albums chart as well. This latest win […]
A powerhouse new supergroup, King Ultramega, has emerged to honor the legacy of the late Chris Cornell — and their debut hits hard. On July 18, the collective released a thunderous cover of Soundgarden’s iconic “Rusty Cage,” with William DuVall of Alice in Chains taking the lead on vocals. Joining DuVall are some of rock […]
Katy Perry proved the show must go on — even when you’re dangling midair. During her electrifying Lifetimes Tour stop at San Francisco’s Chase Center on Friday night, Perry experienced a heart-stopping moment when the massive butterfly prop she was riding malfunctioned mid-song. While suspended high above the crowd during her performance of the 2013 […]
If you blink, you’ll miss a new chapter in the ever-evolving Gizzverse. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard—the wildly prolific psych-rock shapeshifters from Melbourne—are not just a band, they’re an ecosystem. Known for three-hour marathon shows and genre-hopping albums (27 and counting), the band’s concerts feel like organized chaos: mosh pits, Viking ship rowing, velvet […]
What began as a cryptic post quickly unraveled into a headline-grabbing war of words between two of music’s most prominent women—Nicki Minaj and SZA. The tension sparked July 15, when Minaj took aim at Top Dawg Entertainment’s former president Terrence “Punch” Henderson, accusing him of bullying and referencing his ties to SZA. While SZA’s seemingly […]
Country icon Reba McEntire is lending her voice to a growing movement to protect public broadcasting as PBS faces a potential $1.1 billion cut under the proposed Rescissions Act. In a heartfelt video posted to her social media, McEntire urged fans to stand with PBS, praising the network’s lifelong commitment to education and the arts. […]
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have reignited fan frenzy after posting eerily coordinated messages on Instagram, hinting at a possible reunion—or at least a nod to their iconic past. On July 17, Nicks, 77, shared a handwritten note that read “and if you go forward…” followed closely by Buckingham, 75, posting “I’ll follow you there.” […]